Swiftech H20-8600 AMD A64 water cooling kit review

Today we are taking a closer look at one of Swiftech?s all-in-one water cooling kits. Aimed at the novice user out there it promises easy installation and decent performance. Can their H20-8600 kit deliver? Let?s find out.

Introduction

Introduction

Today we are taking a closer look at one of Swiftech’s all-in-one water cooling kits. Aimed at the novice user out there it promises easy installation and decent performance. Can their H20-8600 kit deliver? Let’s find out.

The quality of the kit can but as high as its weakest component, so let’s take a look at the contents of the H20-8600 kit for AMD A64 (kindly provided by Bacata):

All decently packed and separated

MCW6000 CPU water block

MCP600 12v DC pump

MCR80-F2 radiator (including fan)

FBK525 fill and bleed setup

Very detailed manual

Other parts such as tubing, spiral wrap, …

These are the contents of the basic H20-8600 kit, you can add more components depending on your needs:

MCW50 graphic card water block

MCW20 chipset water block

Extra MCR80-F2 radiator (including fan)

A second MCW6000 CPU water block (for Dual CPU systems)

Today we are reviewing the “vanilla” version. Let’s take a closer look at the CPU block ->